Anselme LEVESQUE

Born

19 January 1753 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

23 March 1833 , Rimouski, Lower Canada

Anselme married Marguerite COMEAU 16 January 1804 in St-Gregoire, Nicolet, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite COMEAU was born 26 January 1787 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite was the child of Jean Baptiste COMEAU and Josephe HOUDE (HOULE) .

Parents & Family of Anselme LEVESQUE

Parents of Anselme LEVESQUE

Father

Louis-Charles LEVESQUE

Mother

Marie-Josephte HUDON dite BEAULIEU

Grandparents of Anselme LEVESQUE

Paternal grandparents

Pierre-Joachim LEVESQUE Marie-Angélique LETARTRE (LETARTE)

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste HUDON dit BEAULIEU Marie-Angélique GAGNON

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Anselme LEVESQUE

Anselme LEVESQUE married

Marguerite COMEAU
Marriage date: 16 January 1804
Marriage place: St-Gregoire, Nicolet, Quebec, Canada
Marguerite COMEAU was the child of Jean Baptiste COMEAU and Josephe HOUDE (HOULE)

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Anselme LEVESQUE and Marguerite COMEAU

Pierre LEVESQUE

Born: 7 September 1813, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 20 October 1884, Rimouski, Québec, Canada

Married: Tatienne LEPAGE 23 November 1841 Place: Rimouski, Canada East

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1753
19 January 1753
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1804 Marriage / Partner
Anselme LEVESQUE and Marguerite COMEAU 16 January 1804, St-Gregoire, Nicolet, Quebec, Canada

He was 51 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Pierre LEVESQUE was born 7 September 1813, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*

Anselme was 60 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England